In Both Sides of the Great Divide, Nikita Carter describes her awakening. How, at 60 years of age, a series of shattering experiences lead to her being "broken open" to the awareness that she is a trans woman and that she must make changes in her life that reflect that truth. A musician, composer, educator, producer, the past Artistic Director of a music company, and founder and co-leader of a large ensemble orchestra, today, Nikita emerges from a life filled with extraordinary experiences and people, as a strong, confident, loving advocate for the trans community, a "hybrid being, being hybrid."