Complex sentence: The ship "Normandie" makes a voyage from Washington D.C. to France despite of an impending war.Abroad the ship is American, Liane De Villiers, the young wife of an old ambassador to France.
Split into simpler sentences: The ship "Normandie" makes a voyage from Washington D.C. to France despite an impending war. Aboard the ship is American, Liane De Villiers, the young wife of an old ambassador to France.