ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː lˈɪvz ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn kˈeɪp, vˈæn hˈɪɹdən ɹᵻtˈɜːnz, ɪn hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, tə ðə kˈæɹuː ʌv hɪz tʃˈaɪldhʊd.
Although he lives in the Western Cape, Van Heerden returns, in his writing, to the Karoo of his childhood.