Complex sentence: There Elizabeth Appleton, the eponymous heroine, leads an inconspicuous life as a housewife and mother of two until, almost ten years into her marriage, she falls in love with a rich loafer and embarks on a passionate but secret love affair with him.
Split into simpler sentences: There Elizabeth Appleton, the eponymous heroine, leads an inconspicuous life as a housewife and mother of two. Almost ten years into her marriage, she falls in love with a rich loafer and embarks on a passionate but secret love affair with him.