Complex sentence: Patty's cruel father and uncaring mother have little time for her, instead favouring her younger sister Sharon, however Patty does have a friend in the family's black, middle-aged housekeeper, Ruth.
Split into simpler sentences: Patty's cruel father and uncaring mother have little time for her, instead favoring her younger sister Sharon. However, Patty does have a friend in the family's black, middle-aged housekeeper, Ruth.