Complex sentence: In London, adventurer, travel book writer and former secret agent Alice Drake prepares to embark upon a round-the-world sailing expedition on her boat, the Vorpal Blade, leaving her daughter Meagan in the care of her estranged husband and a boarding school.
Split into simpler sentences: In London, Alice Drake, adventurer, travel book writer and former secret agent, prepares to embark upon a round-the-world sailing expedition on her boat, the Vorpal Blade. Her daughter, Meagan, is left in the care of her estranged husband and a boarding school.