Complex sentence: Throughout the novel, Sharisa is fighting an internal battle with herself that she does not need a man to depend on, but cannot stop thinking about Shane when she is at work or when he is out of town.
Split into simpler sentences: Throughout the novel, Sharisa is fighting an internal battle with herself. She feels as though she does not need a man to depend on, but at the same time cannot stop thinking about Shane when she is at work or when he is out of town.