Books that feel like an ordinary person breaking free from their monotonous life?

Books that feel like The Secret Life of Walter Mitter or Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure. I just read Mrs. Endicott's and I'm in love. The book was gorgeous and exhilarating. The stories you suggest do not have to have the travel aspect, just a theme of someone who does the same thing everyday, locked into [...]