# Clive Redway — A Bride of a Summer’s Day character guide > Clive Redway in A Bride of a Summer’s Day by Catherine Louisa Pirkis. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Clive, VI Clive, Redway **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Snapshot A merchant-prince's son with the face of a Roman statue, Clive is Juliet's affianced lover whose dogged pursuit of the truth about Ida's disappearance drives the investigation. ## Who they are Clive belongs to the Redway dynasty of financiers, yet his classical good looks and restless energy set him apart from his moneygrubbing forebears. He is caught between his engagement to the teasing Juliet and a barely concealed jealousy of Sefton Culvers, the charming cousin who married Ida instead. When Ida vanishes on her wedding day, Clive becomes the family's reluctant detective, chasing clues from Hastings to Paris and refusing to accept Lord Culvers's complacent hope that everything will simply resolve itself. ## Relationships ### [Ida Culvers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/ida_culvers) _romantic_ Clive is intensely infatuated with Ida, pursuing her despite her emotional distance and his own inner conflicts. ### [Juliet Culvers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/juliet_culvers) _friendship_ Clive and Juliet share a warm, confiding friendship, often discussing their separate romantic entanglements. ### [Father Baldwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/father_baldwin) _psychological_ Clive is obsessed with Father Baldwin's approval and haunted by his judgment, creating an uneasy dynamic. ### [Marie Schira](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/marie_schira) _romantic_ Clive has a fleeting but passionate affair with Marie, which complicates his feelings for Ida. ### [Francesca Xardez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/francesca_xardez) _social_ Clive and Francesca are acquaintances who interact at social gatherings, with underlying tension over Ida. ### [John Skinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/john_skinner) _professional_ Clive and John Skinner have a working relationship, with Skinner as a servant or estate worker. ### [Arthur Glynde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/arthur_glynde) _rivalry_ Arthur and Clive are rivals for the Culvers sisters' affections, leading to jealousy and conflict. ### [Ida Culvers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/ida_culvers) _romantic_ Clive is intensely infatuated with Ida, pursuing her despite her emotional distance and his own inner conflicts. ### [Juliet Culvers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/juliet_culvers) _friendship_ Clive and Juliet share a warm, confiding friendship, often discussing their separate romantic entanglements. ### [Juliet Culvers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/juliet_culvers) _friendship_ Clive and Juliet share a warm, confiding friendship, often discussing their separate romantic entanglements. ### [Ida Culvers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/ida_culvers) _romantic_ Clive is intensely infatuated with Ida, pursuing her despite her emotional distance and his own inner conflicts. ### [Father Baldwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/father_baldwin) _psychological_ Clive is obsessed with Father Baldwin's approval and haunted by his judgment, creating an uneasy dynamic. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/i) Juliet's fiancé, visibly troubled by Ida's marriage to Sefton, presses Juliet for details and reveals his deep unease. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/ii) Returned from the Cape, he is preoccupied with Ida's choice of husband and questions Juliet about it. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/iii) Shows deep concern for Ida's safety, suggests searching for her, and rushes off to pursue the Italian organ-boy who delivered Ida's note. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/iv) Confides in his father about Ida's disappearance, revealing his past feelings for Ida and his current anguish. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/v) Arrives at the Culvers' home, proposes going to Florence, and confronts Juliet about allowing Ida to marry Sefton. He grows increasingly suspicious of Juliet's knowledge. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/vi) Sets off for Florence to question Madame Verdi about Ida's disappearance, under strict instructions of secrecy from Lord Culvers. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/vii) Juliet's fiancé, mentioned as not appreciating her or saying sweet things. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/viii) Returns from Florence with no news of Ida; writes a brief, formal letter to Juliet and plans to visit Paris to find Sefton. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/ix) Juliet's fiancé, but she intends to break the engagement before marriage; mentioned as the man she is engaged to. ### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/x) Clive is mentioned as the recipient of Juliet's telegram and letter; he is seen as more energetic than Sefton by Juliet. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xi) In Paris, receives his father's letter and Juliet's telegram; consumed by fury and suspicion, contemplates murdering Captain Culvers. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xii) Surveys the Rue Vervien and questions the organ-boy, suspecting a connection to Ida's disappearance. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xiii) Meets Lord Culvers at the station, accompanies him to Sefton's house, and then to the priest's house. He is suspicious of Sefton and insists on staying involved. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xiv) Accompanies Lord Culvers to the police, waits at the café for the organ-boy, and discovers the mysterious note. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xv) Keeps vigil at Marie Schira's bedside, learns about the brooch, and follows a mysterious note to Rue Corot. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xvi) Returns from Marie Schira's deathbed, weary and sad; questions Skinner and insists on verifying his story, but ultimately agrees to suppress the police enquiry to protect the family name. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xvii) Reads Juliet's letter aloud, analyzes the implications of the ring and seal, and prepares for the journey to Alta Lauria. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xviii) Listens to Sefton's confession, maintains composure, and plans the journey to Alta Lauria with Sefton, while advising Lord Culvers to stay behind. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xxi) Struggles with his role as Sefton's companion, feeling the pain of seeing Ida reconciled with her husband, yet resolves to stand by Sefton out of duty. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xxii) Travels with Sefton, moody about the reunion with Ida, and hears of Violante's death. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xxiii) Accompanies Sefton on the journey, reluctantly agrees to Sefton's plan, and witnesses his death. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/chapters/xxiv) Comes to the Culvers' home to finally learn his fate from Ida, after two years of no communication. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters/clive_redway - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bride_of_a_summer_s_day_se/characters