Daisy is a hen who manages to escape the horrible conditions of an egg production line. After surviving a harrowing encounter with a one eyed weasel and being rejected by the barnyard animals where she grew up, a chance encounter see's her becoming the guardian of a duckling. Despite the child being a duck, Daisy is willing to learn and make the sacrifices she needs in order to ensure the happiness of her adopted son.

"Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, Gregor Hens investigates the irreversible effects of nicotine on thought and patterns of behavior. He extends the conversation with other smokers to meditations on Mark Twain and Italo Svevo, the nature of habit, and the validity of hypnosis....

"¿Cómo puede ser feliz una gallina que no soporta los huevos, sobre todo si pone uno cada día? ¿Y si la solución fuera, simplemente, dejar de ponerlos? Es fácil de decir, pero no tan fácil de conseguir..."-- "How can a hen that can't stand eggs be happy, especially if she lays one every day? What if the solution was simply to stop putting them out? It's easy to say, but not so easy to achieve..."--