Complex sentence: Shortly thereafter she met Jim Rigney, published his first book, and married him; he lived with Harriet in the family home, doing his writing in the carriage house, until his death in 2007.
Split into simpler sentences: Shortly thereafter she met Jim Rigney, published his first book, and married him. He lived with Harriet in the family home, doing his writing in the carriage house, until his death in 2007.