“A Romance of Prejudice” is a love story of our time, where society is ruled by commercialism, finances and marriages of convenience. This is a cruel book, although funny. It would seem that the life of a modern woman is the ideal of female independence. But in fact, this independence is an illusion. Just like a hundred years ago, Russian society is strictly hierarchical, power is concentrated in the hands of the elite, social elevators are blocked, so for women the fastest way to get to the top is a successful marriage. Thus, the mansions along the Rublevo-Uspenskoe Highway, where the Russian ruling class lives, are the equivalent of Pemberley, Mr. Darcy's estate in Derbyshire... This world belongs to men, as do money and real estate.