( ( The novel ) ( ( is ( set ( during ( ( the period ) ( following ( ( ( ( ( Thorn 's ) birth ) , ) and ) ( ( the ( first ( chapters concern ) ) ) ( ( Thorn 's ) ( infancy ( and ( early childhood ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN novel)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN set) (PP (IN during) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN period)) (PP (VBG following) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Thorn) (POS 's)) (NN birth)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NNS chapters) (NN concern)) (NP (NP (NNP Thorn) (POS 's)) (NN infancy) (CC and) (JJ early) (NN childhood))))))))) (. .)))
The novel is set during the period following Thorn's birth, and the first chapters concern Thorn's infancy and early childhood.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Infancy)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN year)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN life)) (PP (VBG following) (NP (NN birth))))))) (. .)))