Complex sentence: Despite a rocky beginning, the publisher agrees to publish the captain's book, and the Captain's racy recollections, published under the title of "Blood and Swash", make the book a bestseller, allowing Lucy to buy the house.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite a rocky beginning, the publisher agrees to publish the Captain's book. The Captain's racy recollections, published under the title "Blood and Swash", become a bestseller, allowing Lucy to buy the house.