2009 novel by Anita Brookner (9)

I believe the answer is:

strangers

(Other definitions for strangers that I've seen before include "Outsiders" , "Aliens" , "Foreigners" , "Those we have not met" , "People one doesn't know" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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