Complex sentence: Though his fixation on his eldest daughter is all encompassing, James eventually impregnates Materia three more times in quick succession, and she gives birth to three girls, Mercedes, Frances and Lily, only to have newborn Lily die a crib death shortly after.
Split into simpler sentences: Though his fixation on his eldest daughter is all encompassing, James eventually impregnates Materia three more times in quick succession. She gives birth to three girls, Mercedes, Frances and Lily, only to have newborn Lily die a crib death shortly after.